Holiday Barbie began in 2008 as a model as a fashion model

2008 Holiday Barbie is a collector's item celebrating 20 years of stunning Holiday Barbie. Although Holiday Barbie is scheduled excited every year, the Barbie doll is a fascinating story, beginning with their "birth" in 1959.

Believe it or not, the original Barbie was a real person. Her name was Barbara (Barbie) Handler and his mother and father were Ruth and Elliot.

In early 1950, a young mother looked like Barbie Barbie and her friends played with grown as> Fashion Dolls Dolls has over the child. His mother knew it was for girls to imagine what it would be important as growth.

Since most of the dolls for adults were available at the time of paper or cardboard, the mother decided to manufacture the Barbie doll from an adult female three-dimensional ... was like the dream-life to be quite an inspiration and role model for girls, "What would happen in the future. A future full of fun for the beach,Travel to marry one day and a family.

They took their ideas to management ad Mattel Inc., the company that she and the father of Barbie had founded in their garage many years ago. The all male committee rejected the idea saying it would be too expensive to produce and too little market appeal to the masses.

Ruth was not so easy to take. She went on a trip to Europe and returned with a Lillie doll she had bought a doll inspired by a characterin a German comic strip. Then they spent much time developing their own doll like Lillie and even hired a fashion designer, making clothes realistic. The result was the first Barbie doll.

Mattel finally agreed to back their efforts and Barbie made her debut at the American Toy Fair in New York City in 1959. The girls went crazy over her, and a new sales record was set for the first year Mattel sold 351,000 Barbie at $ 3.00 per piece.

Marketed as "Teen-Age Fashion Model", thefirst Barbie dolls were manufactured in Japan, their clothes sewn by hand with the workers of Japanese homeland. The first Barbie had a blond ponytail and zebra-striped swimsuit, open shoes, sunglasses and earrings. Even more amusing was the fact that Barbie had a lot of accessories available. The girls love her, despite the buyers in the annual Toy Fair in New York who seemed impressed.

Ruth knew what girls want, and Barbie has been a breakout success!That's all it took for retailers to take by storm! Mattel was so swamped with orders that it took several years for supply to catch up with demand!

Since then, the popularity of Barbie-doll stuck, and today, has sold over one billion of their look-alikes, which is one of the most successful series in the history of the toy industry.

This Christmas, Holiday Barbie 2008 has again exceeded all expectations. Wearing a stunning silver dressdoll collection exudes a stunning classic beauty.